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Javier Remírez calls for the declassification of documents on Montejurra, Mikel Zabalza and the Sanfermines

The First Vice-President of the Government of Navarre has stated at a press conference that "the declassification of information is always positive for democracy", since it allows "a better understanding of past events as befits mature democracies". The Government of Navarre has called for the drafting of a new regulation on official secrets, since the current one dates back to 1968, "from the full Franco dictatorship".

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Javier Remírez, in a stock photo.

The First Vice-President of the Governmentof Navarre, Javier Remírez, has welcomed the declassification of information on the attempted coup d'état, but has also called for the declassification of documentation relating to the 1976 Montejurraevents, the 1978 Sanfermines orthe death of Mikel Zabalza in 1 985.

In one of the traditional acts of the Carlist Party on Mount Montejurra in Navarre, in 1976, there was a shooting that killed two people, Ricardo García Pellejero and Aniano Jiménez Santos, while in the 1978 Sanfermines the young Germán Rodríguez was shot dead by the police in connection with the riots that began in the bullring.

On the other hand, Mikel Zabalza was found dead on the Bidasoa River after being arrested and taken to the Civil Guard barracks in Intxaurrondo.

Remírez has stated at a press conference that "the declassification of information is always positive for democracy", as it allows "a better understanding of past events as befits mature democracies". 

The Government of Navarre has called for the drafting of a new regulation on official secrets, since the current one dates back to 1968, "from the full Franco dictatorship".

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